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For the person he was named after, see Arthur Bell.
Arthur
Biographical information
Birthplace: Dyad Institute basement
Birthdate: c. 2014-15[1]
Status: Alive
Age: 0 (TV Series)
8 (Audio Series)
Residence: Ontario, Canada
Other information
Also known as: Purple (by Helena)
Gender: Male
Eye color: Blue
Relationships
Family: Helena (mother)
Henrik Johanssen (father)
Siobhan Sadler (foster mother/grandmother/genetic maternal half-sister)
Sarah Manning (maternal aunt)
Kira Manning (cousin; via Sarah)
Leda clones (genetic maternal aunts)
Castor clones (genetic maternal uncles)
Kendall Malone (genetic maternal aunt)
Gracie Johanssen (half-sister)
Series information
Season/s: 5
Only appearance: "To Right the Wrongs of Many"
Appearance count: 1 (TV Series)
"It's time for you to take the names of real men. "
Helena to Arthur and Donnie

Arthur is the son of Helena and Henrik Johanssen. His twin brother is Donnie.

He was originally named Purple, however, Helena decided to name him after Arthur Bell.

Arthur was born in the Dyad Institute's basement, in the episode "To Right the Wrongs of Many". Helena gives birth to him and his twin brother with the help of Sarah Manning and Arthur Bell.

Arthur and his twin brother were conceived via in vitro fertilization at the Johanssen ranch in "Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done".

Orphan Black: The Next Chapter Audio Series[]

Arthur appears in the audio series by Serial Box, narrated by Tatiana Maslany.

Season 1[]

According to Sarah over a Clone Club Call, Arthur is in the Yukon Territory with his mother and twin brother, learning to live in the back country. After the LEDA clones are exposed to the world, Helena declares that she and the boys are no longer in the Yukon and instead are in a car on their way back to Ontario to support the sestras.

Footnotes[]

  1. The precise year in which Season 5 of Orphan Black takes place is never stated. However, the seasons are implied to take place months apart. Season 5 therefore takes place anywhere between 2013 and 2014 as a result of conflicting evidence seen throughout the series, particularly Season 1 and Season 2. Further sources, such as the Classified Clone Reports and The Next Chapter, have further discrepancies by placing the end of the series in 2015 at the latest.